Plan, direct, or coordinate gambling operations in a casino. May formulate house rules.
National median · BLS
$93,220
▲ +8.93%YoY
H-1B sponsor median
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Average salary · BLS
$103,050
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
5,030
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Pay range for Gambling Managers
Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation.
Percentile
All U.S. workers (BLS)
10th — entry pay
$55,960
25th
$72,570
Median (50th)
$93,220
75th
$122,990
90th — top pay
$164,350
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Projections 2025–2035
Job outlook for Gambling Managers
BLS projects employment of gambling managers to grow 3.6% from 2025 to 2035, about the same as the 3.5% average for all occupations.
About 600 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Jobs 2025 → 2035
5,600 → 5,800
+200 jobs
Projected change
+3.6%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
600
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus less than 5 years experience
Self-employed
7.7% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 2)
Very Little to Some Preparation Needed. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
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Skills & tools
Skills needed for Gambling Managers
How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.
Top skills
Critical Thinking4.0
Management of Personnel Resources4.0
Monitoring3.9
Speaking3.9
Active Listening3.8
Complex Problem Solving3.8
Coordination3.8
Judgment and Decision Making3.8
Service Orientation3.8
Social Perceptiveness3.8
Top knowledge areas
Customer and Personal Service4.3
English Language4.2
Administration and Management4.2
Mathematics4.2
Personnel and Human Resources4.0
Administrative3.8
Computers and Electronics3.5
Economics and Accounting3.5
Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordEmployee scheduling softwareHuman resources management system HRMSWeb browser software
Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
About the job
What gambling managers do
Resolve customer complaints regarding problems, such as payout errors.
Remove suspected cheaters, such as card counters or other players who may have systems that shift the odds of winning to their favor.
Track supplies of money to tables and perform any required paperwork.
Explain and interpret house rules, such as game rules or betting limits.
Prepare work schedules and station arrangements and keep attendance records.
Monitor staffing levels to ensure that games and tables are adequately staffed for each shift, arranging for staff rotations and breaks and locating substitute employees as necessary.
Maintain familiarity with all games used at a facility, as well as strategies or tricks employed in those games.
Train new workers or evaluate their performance.
Also called
Casino ManagerCasino Shift ManagerSlot ManagerTable Games ManagerCasino Operations ManagerGaming ManagerPit ManagerShift ManagerSlot Operations ManagerTable Games Shift Manager
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
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